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Skills over degrees. The future of careers, examined by the StrideUP team.

Are Virtual Internships Worth It in 2026? The Honest Answer

Yes, virtual internships are worth it. But only the ones that end with something you made. If you finish with a certificate and nothing else, you did a course and called it experience.

StrideUP Team · Jul 22, 2026 · 6 min read

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Launch

How to Start a Business as a Student (Even With No Money)

You do not need capital, a business plan, or an MBA to start a business as a student. You need one marketable skill, a basic system to find and serve clients, and the willingness to start before you feel ready.

8 min · Jul 1, 2026

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Will AI Take My Job? What Young Professionals Actually Need to Know

AI is not taking your job. It is taking the parts of your job that never required you to think. The question is whether the rest of what you do is valuable enough to survive that filter.

8 min · Jul 1, 2026

Practice

How to Get Work Experience When You Have None

You do not need a traditional job or internship to build real work experience. You need documented proof that you delivered something, for a real person, on a real problem, with a real outcome. There are at least five paths to that proof.

10 min · Jun 30, 2026

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How to Build a Portfolio and Get Hired With Zero Experience

You can get hired without traditional work experience by building a portfolio of documented proof, real projects, case studies, and deliverables that show employers what you can do. Here's the practical framework.

14 min · Jun 30, 2026

Proof over credentials.

Are Virtual Internships Worth It in 2026? The Honest Answer

How to Start a Business as a Student (Even With No Money)

Will AI Take My Job? What Young Professionals Actually Need to Know

How to Get Work Experience When You Have None

How to Build a Portfolio and Get Hired With Zero Experience

Find out what stands between you and real work.